Drago Lovrić (born 2 December 1961) is a Croatian general who served as a chief of

General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia () is the general staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia, a joint body organized within the Ministry of Defence. It is responsible for development, organization, and equipping, trainin ...

. General Drago Lovrić holds Master of Science degrees in international relations, from Zagreb University and National Resource Strategy, from the Industrial College of Armed Forces of the U.S.

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in Washington, which he attended from May 2003 to November 2004. In July 2012, he earned his doctorate in the field of national security.Official CV
/ref> Having graduated from the Army Academy as a second lieutenant, he was promoted to first lieutenant in 1984, and to captain in 1987. After joining the Croatian Armed Forces, he was promoted to major in 1992, to lieutenant colonel in 1993 and to colonel in 1995. In 1996, he was promoted to the rank of staff brigadier and brigadier general in 2000. In 2005, he was promoted to major general, in 2011 he was promoted to lieutenant general, and in 2014, he was promoted to general. He has been decorated with the following Croatian military decorations: Homeland War Commemorative Decoration, Homeland War Commemorative Decoration for 5 and 10 years of distinguished service, Order of the Croatian Braid, Order of the Croatian Trefoil, Order of the Croatian Cross, Order of Ban Josip Jelačić and Order of Duke Domagoj with Neck Ribbon. He has also received a Medal for Participation in Operation “Storm” and a Medal for Daring Feat.

Private life

He is married and has two children.

Decorations

Order of Duke Domagoj The Order of Duke Domagoj ( hr, Red kneza Domagoja) is the 8th most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia and is the nation's highest award for bravery. The order was founded on April 1, 1995. The medal is awarded for valor in combat. ...

Order of Ban Jelačić The Order of Ban Jelačić ( hr, Red bana Jelačića) is the 10th most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on April 1, 1995. The medal is awarded for excellence in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. It ...

Order of the Croatian Cross Order of the Croatian Cross ( hr, Red hrvatskog križa) is the 15th important medal given by Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on April 1, 1995. Overview The Order of the Croatian Cross is awarded to Croatian and foreign nationals who ...

Order of the Croatian Trefoil The Order of the Croatian Trefoil ( hr, Red hrvatskog trolista) is the sixteenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is awarded for excellence in war, direct war danger or in ext ...

Order of the Croatian Interlace The Order of the Croatian Interlace or Order of the Early Croatian three-strand pattern ( hr, Red hrvatskog pletera) is the seventeenth most important medal given by the Republic of Croatia. The order was founded on 1 April 1995. The medal is aw ...

Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude Homeland's Gratitude Medal ( hr, Spomenica domovinske zahvalnosti) is the 19th most important medal in the Croatian honours system. The Homeland's Gratitude Medal has four classes, each for the length of service of 5, 10, 15, and 20 or more yea ...

for 5 years of honorable service *

for 10 years of honorable service *

Medal for Participation in Operation Storm The Medal for Participation in Operation Storm ( hr, Medalja Oluja) is a medal awarded by the Republic of Croatia for participation in Operation Storm }) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in th ...

*Medal for Exceptional Undertakings

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovric, Drago 1961 births Living people People from Brčko District Croat military personnel from Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian army officers Military personnel of the Croatian War of Independence Order of Duke Domagoj recipients